Mount Holyoke College

10 Interesting Facts about Mount Holyoke College

1. Mount Holyoke College was founded in 1837, making it the first women’s college in the United States to be established by an individual rather than a religious denomination.
2. The college is part of the Five Colleges Consortium, which also includes Amherst College, Hampshire College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
3. The campus spans over 800 acres and includes 56 buildings, including the iconic Mary Lyon Hall, which was built in 1897.
4. Mount Holyoke College has an undergraduate enrollment of around 2,100 students and offers more than 50 majors and minors across a range of disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields.
5. The college has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1, and more than 80% of classes have fewer than 20 students.
6. Mount Holyoke College is known for its strong commitment to women’s education, and all of its undergraduate programs are exclusively for women.
7. The college has a diverse student body, with students from all 50 states and over 70 countries.
8. Mount Holyoke College offers a range of extracurricular activities, including over 100 student-run organizations, 14 varsity sports teams, and a variety of arts programs.
9. The college has a need-blind admission policy for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need for all admitted students.
10. Notable alumnae of Mount Holyoke College include poet Emily Dickinson, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and journalist Anna Quindlen.

Tuition & Fee

All programs

African Studies
Five College Certificate
Africana Studies
Ancient Studies
Anthropology
Arabic
Architectural Studies
Art History
Art Studio
Asian Studies
Astronomy
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Biomathematical Sciences
Buddhist Studies
Careers in Public Service
Chemistry
Chinese
Classics
Coastal & Marine Sciences
Cognitive Neuroscience
Computer Science
Critical Social Thought
Culture, Health, and Science
Dance
Data Science
Development Studies
East Asian Studies
Economics
Education
Engineering
English
Environmental Studies
Ethnomusicology Program
Film, Media, Theater
Five College Cognitive Neuroscience Program
Five College Certificate
French
Gender Studies
Geography
Geology
German Studies
Global Business
History
International Relations
Japanese
Jewish Studies
Korean
Latin
Latin American Studies
Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Latina/o Studies
Law, Public Policy and Human Rights
Mathematics
MHC Semester in
Middle Eastern Studies
Music
Native American and Indigenous Studies
Neuroscience and Behavior
Nonprofit Organizations
Philosophy
Physical Education and Athletics
Physics
Politics
Pre-Health
Pre-Law
Psychology
Psychology and Education
Queer, Trans, and Sexuality Studies
Religion
Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice
Restoration Ecology
Romance Languages and Cultures
Russian and Eurasian Studies
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Sociology
South Asian Studies
Spanish (Hispano phone Studies)
Statistics
Sustainability Studies
Teacher Licensure

Students

Full-Time Enrollment

2,200 Undergrads

Part-Time Undergrads

20